NAME
Version::Next - increment module version numbers simply and correctly
VERSION
version 0.004
SYNOPSIS
use Version::Next qw/next_version/;
my $new_version = next_version( $old_version );
DESCRIPTION
This module provides a simple, correct way to increment a Perl module
version number. It does not attempt to guess what the original version
number author intended, it simply increments in the smallest possible
fashion. Decimals are incremented like an odometer. Dotted decimals are
incremented piecewise and presented in a standardized way.
If more complex version manipulation is necessary, you may wish to
consider Perl::Version.
USAGE
This module uses Sub::Exporter for optional exporting. Nothing is
exported by default.
"next_version"
my $new_version = next_version( $old_version );
Given a string, this function make the smallest logical increment and
returns it. The input string must be a "lax" version numbers as defined
by the version module. The literal string "undef" is treated as "0" and
incremented to "1". Leading or trailing periods have a "0" prepended or
appended as appropriate before the version is incremented. For legacy
reasons, given no argument, the function returns "0".
Decimal versions are incremented like an odometer, preserving the
original number of decimal places. If an underscore is present
(indicating an "alpha" version), its relative position is preserved.
Examples:
0.001 -> 0.002
0.999 -> 1.000
0.1229 -> 0.1230
0.12_34 -> 0.12_35
0.12_99 -> 0.13_00
Dotted-decimal versions have the least significant element incremented
by one. If the result exceeds 999, the element resets to 0 and the next
most significant element is incremented, and so on. Any leading zero
padding is removed. Examples:
v1.2.3 -> v1.2.4
v1.2.999 -> v1.3.0
v1.999.999 -> v2.0.0
v1.2.3_4 -> v1.2.3_5
v1.2.3_999 -> v1.2.4_0
SEE ALSO
* Perl::Version
SUPPORT
Bugs / Feature Requests
Please report any bugs or feature requests through the issue tracker at
. You will be notified
automatically of any progress on your issue.
Source Code
This is open source software. The code repository is available for
public review and contribution under the terms of the license.
git clone https://github.com/dagolden/Version-Next.git
AUTHOR
David Golden
CONTRIBUTOR
Grzegorz Rożniecki
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2014 by David Golden.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004